This is a test reel but it's real close to final production now. I'm a big fan of the new handle and the manual bail is VERY solid. New line roller too, it should last longer then the old titanium one. The drag has a slightly different tone to it. Other then that it feels like a Van Staal. The anti-reverse has been relocated so the reel has a much more solid engagement then the bailess reel. The bailed reels drivetrain flexes a bit when the anti-reverse engages.
We haven't had it long so it has been submerged or dragged across the rocks too brutally yet, but there's still time...
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